Manchester City were awarded a controversial winner against Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday with John Stones scoring late on
Mark Clattenburg, the former Premier League referee, has defended Chris Kavanagh's decision to award Manchester City's controversial winning goal against Wolves. The match ended 2-1 in favour of City, with a late header from John Stones initially disallowed due to Bernardo Silva being offside and allegedly interfering with Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Despite this, Clattenburg stood by Kavanagh's decision in his column for the Daily Mail. He wrote: "Chris Kavanagh was completely correct in making sure the winner stood. Yes, Bernardo Silva was in an offside position when John Stones crashed his header beyond Jose Sa, but there's more to it.READ MORE: Premier League release statement after City awarded controversial goal
"Secondly, does Silva impact Sa's ability to play the ball at the precise moment that Stones makes contact? Again, the answer is no, as the header goes straight through the goalkeeper
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